| 100% | HUGO | 4 | ___ Award, prize given to the best works or achievements in science fiction or fantasy across the world |
| 69% | NEBULA | 6 | ___ Award, prize given to the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the U.S. |
| 64% | ANDRE | 5 | ___ Norton Award, prize given to the best works of science fiction or fantasy for young adults |
| 59% | RAY | 3 | ___ Bradbury Award, prize given to the best movies or television episodes of science fiction or fantasy |
| 36% | HUGO | 4 | Literary award for works of science fiction or fantasy |
| 32% | IGNOBEL | 7 | "___ Prize," the award presented to ten trivial achievements in scientific research: 2 wds. |
| 31% | AUDIE | 5 | Award given to the best audiobooks every year |
| 30% | MEDALINAFFAIRS | 14 | Prize awarded to the best party planner? |
| 29% | FINE | 4 | ___ Work Award, Dundie award that was given to Stanley in "The Office" |
| 29% | NEBULA | 6 | ___ Awards (annual prizes for science fiction and fantasy) |
| 29% | CORI | 4 | Gerty Theresa ___, biochemist who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| 28% | HUGOS | 5 | Awards given to sci-fi and fantasy works |
| 28% | LILY | 4 | Corpse ___, name given to the Rafflesia, which is one of the largest flowers in the world |
| 28% | NEBULA | 6 | Annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America |
| 28% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | 2016 Best Picture nominee ... or a hint to the circled letters in 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 27% | GRAMMY | 6 | ___ Lifetime Achievement Award, honor given to Janis Joplin posthumously in 2005 |
| 27% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in a game or season: Abbr. |
| 27% | AXIS | 4 | Name given to the countries who allied with Germany in the Second World War |
| 27% | GIRLSCOUT | 9 | Troop member who works to make the world a better place |
| 26% | DUNE | 4 | First winner of the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel (1965) |
| 26% | ARTISTICLICENSE | 15 | Interpretive freedom, or the authorization to produce each work in this puzzle? |
| 26% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Statistical achievement in basketball ... or what the answer to each starred clue is |
| 26% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | American novelist in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame who was born in 1922 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | GRAMMY | 6 | ___ Lifetime Achievement Award, honor given to Bobby McFerrin in 2023 for his outstanding contribution to music |
| 26% | UBOLT | 5 | Item connecting axle to leaf spring, or the world's fastest person, in brief |
| 26% | FIVESTAR | 8 | Rating given to the best hotels |
| 25% | SWISS | 5 | Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers |
| 25% | HUGOS | 5 | Literary awards for science fiction/fantasy works |
| 25% | FIVESTARS | 9 | Rating given to the best hotels, restaurants |